Language access in healthcare is a crucial component in minimising inequities among patient populations with limited proficiency in the dominant language. Extensive research has demonstrated that ...

One in five households in the United States speak a language other than English at home, and 25 million people in the U.S. — the majority of whom are U.S. citizens — have limited English proficiency ...

Mid adult counseling patient has a confused expression on her face while listening to a counselor. The counselor is gesturing while talking with the patient. Remote interpreter mobile app may overcome ...

ASL interpreters support students with hearing-related disabilities by listening in class and translating lectures and discussions into American Sign Language. They may also translate the student's ...

Three years ago, I argued that meaningful health care access cannot be achieved unless the federal government takes action to improve services for limited-English speakers, particularly in the ...

Among many factors that determine an individual’s access to healthcare, the language of medicine stresses a fundamental distinction between communication and transaction. To access healthcare is to ...

Josina Morita’s family has been using the wrong surname for generations — all because a language barrier caused her great great great grandfather to mix up his first and last names when he arrived at ...

The County of Monterey is enhancing health care access for indigenous communities by training interpreters and expanding services in local hospitals, with Natividad Hospital leading the initiative.For ...